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REVISED SOUND CHECK CALL TIMES AND REMINDERS FOR THE CHORAL FESTIVAL

Dear Vivace! Choristers and Families!

There is a change in the Sound Check call times due to the amount of groups that will be performing at the Choral Festival, that the technicians would need to fit more groups in a limited amount of time before the performance.  This is in our Vivace! families benefit because it is a slightly later call time that we have originally stated; however, it also mean that ALL our choristers would need to be ON TIME to the REVISED call times, because we would have less time with the technicians and the mics. Please revise your schedule accordingly so that your chorister is not the chorister running in late and if you are driving yourself choristers, don't be the last chorister coming in 5-10 minutes late, please plan ahead, leave a little bit earlier and anticipate for traffic.  The Revised Sound Check Call Times goes has follows:

Sound Check Call Times:

4:20PM - V! Kids gather QUIETLY in the Foyer (SHHH! SLHS are in sound check)
4:40PM - BSH Youth Honor Choir gather QUIETLY in the Foyer (SHHH! V! Kids are in sound check)
5:05PM - V! Mixed and Cathedrals gather QUIETLY in the Foyer (SHHH! BSD YHC are in sound check)
Dismissed for sack dinner or out of pocket dinner immediately after the Sound Check
6:20PM - ALL CHOIRS on the risers in Olson Auditorium, dress in Vivace! or YHC t-shirts
6:30PM - Choral Festival begins

It is very important that every chorister be in attendance at the sound check to accurately gauge our concert-time resonance and articulation.

Following the sound check, choristers are dismissed for dinner (either sack dinner or out of pocket).  There will be NOT be childcare available between sound check and the Concert Call time at 6:20PM.  Choristers does not necessarily need to be in uniform during the sound check, but they will need to be dress in uniform before the Concert Call time at 6:20PM.

Uniforms

Vivace! Choristers: You will be wearing your "informal" uniform, V! Navy Polos, Khaki slacks and black or brown DRESS shoes (NO TENNIS SHOES).  Please NO white socks, have black socks with your black or brown shoes.

Youth Honor Chorister: You will be wearing your YHC t-shirts you received last night, with Khaki pants (if your school ask you to wear black pants and shoes, please wear what your school asked you to wear), black or brown DRESS shoes (NO TENNIS SHOES). Please NO white socks, have black socks with your black or brown shoes.

For choristers that are in multiple choirs, please have an undershirt on and layer your shirts with your school shirt, first, Vivace! Polo, second and your YHC, third.  As soon as you are finished singing with the YHC, you will carefully peel off your YHC t-shirt and perform with V! Kids.  After V! Kids, peel off your V! Polo and hand it to "mom" or "dad" as you make your way up to your school choir.

Dismissing after the Choral Festival

Over 3000 families, choristers, and people will be gathered in the auditorium during the Choral Festival, please DO NOT have your choristers come and find you after the concert, please plan on GOING TO your choristers to pick them up.  On that note, parking will be on a first come, first serve basis and congestion will likely occur, Vivace! suggest that families arrive early so that they can find parking and make it to the festival on time.

This is going to be a wonderful events, with over 1000 youth and youthful singers performing together.

After this performance, Vivace! will be on Spring Break and we will begin our OKLAHOMA set on April 9th when we get back.  See you there. OH YEAH, I almost forgot, bring new singers on April 9th!!! :)

If there are any questions that have not been outlined above, please do not hesitate to contact our Choir Manager, David Nguyen at (206) 310-5420 or by email atChoirManager@vivacechoral.com.

Sincerely,
David Nguyen and Mrs. Klouse
· nguyenda on March 28 2012 02:45:39 · Print

Welcome Choristers to 2012!!!

Welcome Back Vivace!!!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday break and a fantastic start to 2012.  Vivace! will be starting up again tomorrow, Monday, January 2nd with our regular rehearsal schedule (V! Kids: 4pm, V! Mixed: 5pm and Cathedrals: 6pm).  We have a terrific season planned for our Winter segment with our “Mozart n’ Mischief” concert work scheduled for our March concert and for the Bethel School District Choral Festival – sooo fun!!!

 

Remember, tomorrow we will be having our open auditions to welcome new choristers to Vivace!  So go to school and seek out your musical friends and invite them to join you at Vivace!  For Mid-Year Registration Forms and Tuition and Fee Information, please visit the Documents Tab in the left Navigation bar.

 

We are looking forward to seeing everyone back tomorrow and some new faces...spread the word!  :)

 

Sincerely,

Your Choir Manager and the Vivace! Staff

· nguyenda on January 01 2012 09:13:50 · Print

Ne Timeas Maria Learning Tracks

To all Cathedrals Choristers:


Please visit the following YouTube videos for learning track of our new piece we received last Monday, Ne Timeas Maria by T.L. de Victoria.  There are part predominant learning tracks for each section and a full mixed version of all the parts.  Please take some personal time to practice with the learning tracks, so that we can really explore the artistry of this piece and not notes at rehearsal.  Happy Practicing!


Sincerely,

The Choir Manager and the Vivace! Staff

 

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Full Mix

 

· nguyenda on October 29 2011 14:22:47 · Print

The Great Pumpkin Visits Vivace! - Halloween Rehearsal

Dear Vivace! Ghouls and Goblins;

As many of you have already seen on the calendar, our next Vivace! rehearsal lands on, October 31st, Halloween!  Vivace! would like to HIGHLY encourage all of our choristers to come to rehearsal in your Halloween costumes (please, no masks!) and join us for the special Halloween rehearsals and costume contest. See the the slight time change to accommodate our busy ghouls and goblins!

Schedule:
V! Kids: 4-5pm
V! Mixed AND Cathedrals: 5-6pm
**Everyone is released at 6pm to enjoy  your own Halloween parties and trick-or-treating!**

Vivace! 1st Costume Contest
Vivace! will be holding a costume contest for the choristers with the best costume.  We will have two winners, one from V! Kids and another from V! Mixed, voted by your very own section leaders.  So come dressed in your Halloween finest and you may be the winner of best costume at Vivace! and take home a prize!  Remember,  NO MASKS!

If you have questions about our special Halloween rehearsal, please contact the Choir Manager at ChoirManager@vivacechoral.com or by phone at (206) 310-5420.

Happy Scaring!!!

Sincerely,
The Choir Manager and the Vivace! Staff
· nguyenda on October 27 2011 23:58:10 · Print

All-Bethel Community (ABC) Day Performance - October 15th

Vivace! Performance at ABC Day – Saturday, October 15, 2011

All Bethel Community (ABC) Day is fun-filled day that will give families a chance to assemble to see all the wonderful things that are offered in our own Bethel community.  School performance groups in our Bethel schools will be showcased at ABC Day.  Since the Vivace! Choral Program is Bethel’s afterschool community choral program and we have so many choristers in the Bethel School District, they would like to feature Vivace! at this year’s ABC Day.  The day will be filled with good food, excellent performances, and fun activities and a great event to show the community the fun and high-caliber choral program that Vivace! has to offer our Bethel community .  For more information about the Vivace! Performances at ABC Day, please stay tuned to the Vivace! website, Vivace! Calendar, Facebook or contact the Choir Manager, David Nguyen, at ChoirManager@vivacechoral.com.

ABC Day Location
Graham-Kapowsin High School
22100 108th Ave E
Graham, WA 98338

Itinerary of Vivace! Performances at ABC Day

8am Gather in the GKHS Choir Room (arrive in Uniform-see below)

8:15am (SHARP!) V! Cathedrals warm-ups in the Choir Room.  (Include current and last-year Cathedral performers)

9-9:45am [COMMONS PEROFRMANCE] – Vivace! Cathedrals Choir - Commons Stairwell, upper Mezzanine and Windows.
Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal
Blackbird/I Will
Bohemian Rhapsody
Africa
Other a cappella works the group recommends

10am All Vivace! Kids and V! Mixed QUIETLY gather in the GKHS Choir Room.

10:45-11:30am [THEATRE PERFORMANCE] – ALL Vivace Choirs – GKHS Auditorium
Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal
Walk Together, Children
Beauty and the Beast
May the Road Rise to Meet You

**ALL CHORISTERS SHOULD PLAN TO REMAIN FROM THEIR DESIGNATED GATHERING TIMES TO THE LAST VIVACE! PERFORMANCE**

Uniforms
For ABC Day all choristers will be in informal uniform:
Vivace! Navy Polo or a plain Navy Polo
Khaki Dress Pants
Brown Dress Shoes (Brown sandals or Tennis shoes  (not tattered) are OK)

For more information about uniforms, please contact our Uniform Coordinator, Tesla Hahn at Uniforms@vivacechoral.com.

· nguyenda on October 12 2011 02:37:12 · 0 Comments · 189 Reads · Print

Extended Rehearsal for Kids Choir tonight!

To Vivace! Kids Choristers and Parents:

As a reminder from last Monday's handout, Vivace! will be performing at the All-Bethel Community (ABC) Day on Saturday, October 15th.  In preparation of our performance, we have asked Vivace! Kids choristers (returning and new) to join the Vivace! Mixed choir from 5pm to 6pm to prepare and rehearse our Beauty and the Beast set.  If there are any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Choir Manager at ChoirManager@vivacechoral.com.

See everyone at rehearsal tonight starting at 4pm.

Sincerely,
David Nguyen, Choir Manager
· nguyenda on October 09 2011 23:19:15 · 0 Comments · 165 Reads · Print

To Cathedrals Auditionees...

UPDATE: To Cathedrals Auditionees: We will have another day of audition work at tonight's Cathedrals rehearsal, so we hope you all have been practicing with the Beati quorum via learning tracks on YouTube. If not, find sometime today to practice before Cathedrals. You can find the links to the learning tracks below or visit our page on Facebook. Happy Practicing!!!
· nguyenda on September 26 2011 01:06:56 · 0 Comments · 228 Reads · Print

Beati Quorum Via Learning Tracks

To Cathedrals, Section Leaders and Cathedrals auditioners:

Please visit the following YouTube videos for learning track of Beati quorum via. Please start practicing and for those auditioning, you never know if you are going to be heard again next week! Don't be the one caught not practicing if you are wanting to be in Cathedrals. Happy practicing!!!!

 

Soprano 1

Soprano 2

Alto

Tenor

Bass 1

Bass 2

 

· nguyenda on September 26 2011 01:03:07 · 0 Comments · 326 Reads · Print

Auditions for the 2011-12 Season…

Vivace! Choral Program is open for auditions for our 2011-12 season for all three choirs.

 

Our Vivace! Kids choir is made up of students primarily in 4th through 6th grade, with some exceptional and focused 3rd graders with unchanged voices. The Vivace! Mixed choir is our mass choir, which consists of students 6th through 12th grade, changed/changing voices and with general music knowledge. And finally our Cathedrals choir is our flagship choir, which consists of students 8th through 12th grade with changed voices and advanced music knowledge.

 

Through the Vivace! Choral Program your child will develop musical knowledge and skills, and as they progress through the program, these skills will continue to develop. The foundation of Vivace! is based in our mentoring program, elementary music specialist and choral conductors throughout the Bethel School District are mentors in Vivace! so there is a continuity of learning that begins at Vivace! and continues to the schools and vice versa. Also, there is mentoring that occurs in our choristers as well, the Cathedrals choir, will mentor our Mixed choir and in turn our Mixed choir mentors our Kids choir mentors.

 

WHO?: All New Vivace! singers (elementary through high school) are invited.


WHEN?: Starts Monday, September 12th (new students should contact our Choir Manager, David Nguyen, at ChoirManager@vivacechoral.com or Auditions@vivacechoral.com for information and/or to setup an audition).

 

WHERE ARE REHEARSALS AT?: Liberty Junior High (7319 Eustis Hunt Road E., Spanaway right next to Pioneer Valley Elementary) in the Choir Room, every Monday.

· Yanagi on September 08 2011 05:23:32 · Print

Follow Vivace! on Facebook!

Vivace! Choral Program is on Facebook. Visit Vivace! at www.facebook.com/vivacechoralprogram to follow Vivace!, watch video clips from performances, and see upcoming events and concerts by Vivace!




Vivace! choirs have been featured in concert at The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and The Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.; the Abbey Bach Festival in Mt. Angel, Oregon; and in cathedrals from Seattle to San Francisco along America’s scenic West Coast. The Cathedrals Choir performed in Austria at the Mozart Festival in Salzburg and Vienna, with additional formal concerts at Melk Abbey and the Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary. The choir has also been featured in the Seattle Symphony’s Benaroya Hall and Tacoma’s Pantages Theater. Singers have performed with the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Harvey Felder and under the direction of Dr. Geoffrey Boers of the University of Washington. Vivace! choirs have also been featured in concert with the inimitable Peter Schickele, a.k.a. P.D.Q. Bach. They have appeared several times on classical radio broadcasts and have been featured in Seattle’s Argosy Christmas Ship Festivals.

The Vivace! Choral Program offers a continuous and comprehensive 4th-12th grade mixed choral experience for students as a supplement to the musical offerings of the regular school day.

Vivace! uses a strong educational mentoring model, in which each choir is “mentored” by students from the next level in the organization. Additionally, a small number of novice educators and college students who plan to teach music are selected as section leaders for the Cathedrals Choir.

While students receive instruction in vocal technique, theory, history, movement and performance, Vivace! provides young music educators the opportunity to practice and hone their artistic skills in a nurturing environment. The choristers perform a wide variety of music; from the sophisticated motet to satisfyingly silly and choreographed pieces. Always delightful, Vivace! choirs invite, inspire and entertain all.
· Yanagi on September 08 2011 05:22:56 · Print

Vivace! Orphans raised the performance bar at the Bethel School District Choral Festival

Vivace! Orphans raised the performance bar at the Bethel School District Choral Festival


Congratulations to the Vivace! Kids, Mixed and Cathedrals choirs for an amazing and entertaining performance at this year Bethel School District Choral Festival on Wednesday, March 23rd at GKHS. Our performance was the talk of the district from teachers to high district officials. Our performance set the bar for the entire night and what a wonderful night of amazing singing that was. Thank you for being professional musicians and entertaining your audience, the choirs deserve a pat on the back for your performance!!!

Check out Vivace! Orphan Set at the Bethel School District Choral Festival!

 

If you are interested in Singing with Vivace! or know of someone who would like to sing, have them come down to our rehearsal on Monday, April 11th. Vivace! is auditioning choristers for our V! Kids and V! Mixed choirs For more information, please contact our Choir Manager, David Nguyen, at ChoirManager@vivacechoral.com or by phone at (206) 310-5420. Rehearsals are held on Mondays at Liberty Jr. High School on 7319 Eustis Hunt Rd E in Spanaway, WA. We hope to see you at rehearsal!!!

 

· Yanagi on September 08 2011 05:22:30 · Print
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